Bob Novak hit pedestrian washington, DC - tried to flee

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In 2001, he cursed at a pedestrian on the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th streets Northwest for allegedly jaywalking.

“’Learn to read the signs, [bodily orifice]!’ Novak snapped before speeding away,” according to an item in The Washington Post’s Reliable Source column.

Novak explained to the paper: "He was crossing on the red light. I really hate jaywalkers. I despise them. Since I don't run the country, all I can do is yell at 'em. The other option is to run 'em over, but as a compassionate conservative, I would never do that."

after all, he is a compassionate conservative

"Novak, 77, has earned a reputation around the capital as an aggressive driver, easily identified in his convertible sports car.

In 2001, he cursed at a pedestrian on the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th streets Northwest for allegedly jaywalking.

“’Learn to read the signs, [bodily orifice]!’ Novak snapped before speeding away,” according to an item in The Washington Post’s Reliable Source column.

Novak explained to the paper: "He was crossing on the red light. I really hate jaywalkers. I despise them. Since I don't run the country, all I can do is yell at 'em. The other option is to run 'em over, but as a compassionate conservative, I would never do that."

Speaking of hit & run. I had to go to court as a witness for a hit & run yesterday; the driver had hit my dog (who luckily only got a fat lip) and I hit her car and yelled stop but she kept going. Waited at the same time the next day & got her.

Anyway--show up to court yesterday. Turns out I've gotta go back because her lawyer filed a continuance. Get this--she's a ferigner and has to consult an immigration attorney. Karma's a *****! Bet she sure wishes she'd just stopped instead of fleeing.

"I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark." -S. Hawking

Sadly he'll just pay the fine from his piggy bank and forget about it. Like he really cares.. Seriously. Same goes for most rich celebs and stars.. They're so loaded they could care less about pitiful fines. Now.. if fines scaled to the amount you make... then maybe.

Update on Novak

I'm no admirer of this guy, to put it mildly, but maybe he really DIDN'T see the guy, or wasn't aware of a lot of things. He collapsed this weekend on Martha's Vineyard and was flown to a hospital in Boston. He has a brain tumor.

I'm no admirer of this guy, to put it mildly, but maybe he really DIDN'T see the guy, or wasn't aware of a lot of things. He collapsed this weekend on Martha's Vineyard and was flown to a hospital in Boston. He has a brain tumor.

Nope, this isn't a simple ad hom. Novak IS a traitor. He disclosed the identity of a covert CIA operative.

No. You're not a traitor unless your intent is to betray the United States. I disagree with Novak on this, but his side would be that he was revealing a conflict of interest that was very relevant to the integrity of information at the heart of the debate over the war on Iraq. Joe Wilson portrayed himself as an independent investigator and Novak presented evidence that he was hired not for his abilities but out of nepotism. I reject Novak's conclusion but it was important for him to be able to present his case.

Imagine how you'd think if the shoe were on the other foot: if there were evidence that a covert agent on the CIA payroll were receiving kickbacks from Halliburton, wouldn't you want the reporter to publish this.

In the past, Presidents have tried to use these kinds of "treason" arguments to suppress publication of the Pentagon Papers and to prevent reporting on CIA involvement in overthrowing the government of Chile or selling missiles to Iran. It was good for democracy that reporters were able to publish stories revealing misconduct by covert agents.

I may not like Novak and his motives, but freedom of the press has to cut both ways and if we call Novak a traitor today, it will kill the ability of other reporters in the future to tell the truth about places like Abu Ghraib.

Please. You can disagree with him about politics without calling him a traitor. This kind of ad hominem invective spoils the atmosphere for good discussion.

The man revealed top secret information and compromised Valerie Plame's NOC operation. He did all this for the sake of political vendetta. That makes him a traitor in my book. And by proxy, Scooter Libby, Carl Rove and Dick Cheney.

As far as douchebag, I agree that is an ad-hominem attack, though an accurate one.

I wish his family sincere condolences in this time time of emotional angst.